Six Minute Sabbath: Nothing is Wasted

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Linda Crawford

This song has touched my heart this week. I pray it touches yours too.

Nothing is Wasted

The hurt that broke your heart
And left you trembling in the dark
Feeling lost and alone
Will tell you hope’s a lie
But what if every tear you cry
Will seed the ground where joy will grow

And nothing is wasted
Nothing is wasted
In the hands of our Redeemer
Nothing is wasted

It’s from the deepest wounds
That beauty finds a place to bloom
And you will see before the end
That every broken piece is
Gathered in the heart of Jesus
And what’s lost will be found again

Nothing is wasted
Nothing is wasted
In the hands of our Redeemer
Nothing is wasted

From the ruins
From the ashes
Beauty will rise
From the wreckage
From the darkness
Glory will shine
Glory will shine

Nothing is wasted

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Six Minute Sabbath: If We Could Flashmob Boston

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Linda Crawford

If we could flashmob you for six minutes Boston — gather from the far corners of the world to stand together and sing over you –this would be our music, our offering of joy:

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,

God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee,
Opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
Drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness,
Fill us with the light of day!

All Thy works with joy surround Thee,
Earth and heav’n reflect Thy rays,
Stars and angels sing around Thee,
Center of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
Flow’ry meadow, flashing sea,
Singing bird and flowing fountain
Call us to rejoice in Thee.

Thou art giving and forgiving,
Ever blessing, ever blest,
Wellspring of the joy of living,
Ocean depth of happy rest!
Thou our Father, Christ our Brother,
All who live in love are Thine;
Teach us how to love each other,
Lift us to the joy divine.

Mortals, join the happy chorus,
Which the morning stars began;
Father love is reigning o’er us,
Brother love binds man to man.
Ever singing, march we onward,
Victors in the midst of strife,
Joyful music leads us Sunward
In the triumph song of life.

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Lord, may we join the happy chorus, for we are brothers in love, victors in the midst of strife, and we march onward singing the triumph song of life!

More Six Minute Sabbaths:

Beauty from Despair

To Create

Pushing back the Dark

Six Minute Sabbath: Pushing Back the Dark

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Linda Crawford

You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a lightstand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a lightstand—shine! Matthew 5:16 MSG

Let your light shine!

Let’s push back the dark today!

Email subscribers click here to watch the music video, Pushing Back the Dark.

More Six Minute Sabbaths:

Beauty from Despair

Need You Now

A Friendship Story

He is Risen!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Linda Crawford

He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen.

Matthew 28:6 NLT

Enjoy the simple beauty of this music video:

I Will Rise

by Chris Tomlin

Six Minute Sabbath: Hosanna!

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Linda Crawford

The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!” John 12:12 -13 NIV

Celebrating the triumphal entry of Jesus this Palm Sunday in words, pictures and music.

Hosanna! Blessed is our Lord!

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Six Minute Sabbath: Everything is Possible

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Linda Crawford

Mountains to climb, storms to endure, raging rivers to cross.

Famine and fear, battles and brokenness.

Be still and know.

He is God.

All things are possible.

More Six Minute Sabbaths:

You are beautiful

A Friendship Story

To Create

Six Minute Sabbath: You Are Beautiful

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Linda Crawford

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:14

There were days past when I would criticize every little thing about myself.

My nose was too big, my freckles too many, my clothes too frumpy, my voice too soft.

Nothing I did ever seemed to be good enough . . . for me.

I never felt beautiful.

I constantly bemoaned my imperfections, until the day my husband stopped me, looked me in the eyes and said . . .

“Who are you to curse what God has deemed beautiful?”

Ouch.

I realized God knew far better than I did what was beautiful . . . and He said I was.

Beautiful.

And so are you. 🙂

More Six Minute Sabbaths:

Love is

Beauty from Despair

Need You Now

A Friendship Story

Six Minute Sabbath: LOVE is…

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Linda Crawford

Six minutes meditating on the beauty of LOVE today…

So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love.

Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.

1 Cor 13:3-7 MSG

LOVE is…

More Six Minute Sabbath videos:

Beauty from Despair

Need You Now

A Friendship Story

Six Minute Sabbath: A Friendship Story

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Linda Crawford

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 NIV

It’s Six Minute Sabbath. . . well, actually, it’s a seven minutes and fifty-two seconds sabbath.

That’s how long it takes to share this story.

The story of two friends sharing the light on a very dark morning:

Share the light.

Somebody you know needs it today.

Linda

Cheryl

Past Six Minute Sabbath videos:

Beauty from Despair

To Create

Need You Now

Need You Now: Six Minute Sabbath

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Linda Crawford

On Sundays we slow down here.

We take six minutes to sit at His feet and read His beauty in words, pictures, and music.

To heal is to let the Spirit call us to dance. The mystery of the dance is that its movements are discovered in the mourning. – Henri Nouwen

In my dark hours, when I feel trouble will overwhelm me, I cry-sing this song…and find healing in the beauty of calling out for Jesus…who takes my hand…and leads me to the dance.

May He do the same for you today.

beauty minute

coloring life beautiful

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